Word details

蝦夷地

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 蝦夷地.

Dictionary

Entry

蝦夷地えぞちNounFreq #67313
1

Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

2

Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

shrimp, prawn, lobster

15 strokesFrequency 2,501Grade 9

On

Kun

えび

Nanori

えみ

barbarian, savage, Ainu

6 strokesFrequency 2,324Grade 9

On

Kun

えびすえみしころ.すたい.らげる

Nanori

ground, earth

6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Nanori

どま

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